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Potamogeton natans L. (Broad-leaved Pondweed, Floating Pondweed, Floating-leaf pondweed) is an aquatic species in the genus Potamogeton native to quiet or slow-flowing freshwater habitats throughout the Holarctic Kingdom. It produces both floating and submersed leaves on the same plant. The floating leaves are ovate to oblong-ovate and almost always heart-shaped at the base. They are dark green, leathery, opaque, with translucent longitudinal veins. They are 5 to 10 centimeter long, pointed at the tips, and rounded at the base.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Form

Spreading

Growth rate

Fast

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Color

Green

Flowering season

Summer

Special uses

Water features or wet habitats

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

Shallow, fresh or brackish water, lakes, ponds, bogs, marshes, lagoons, streams

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian